The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-09-22
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
Things pf Interest What the Papers are
Talking About.

Talking About.
Mr.. Carls.e'e seat IS to be contest
ed. OF course But the man who
looses ought not to have any pay. 1t
S the money of the people and does
aot belong to them.-Star.
Labor has no grievance that cannot
be re- dressed in the Democratic par
". Tie party stands ready to do
inything that will benegt labor. 1t
IS the honest men who work, be they
,aborers for themselves or laborers for
others.-Kinston Free Press.
It is in order to remark, in speak-
ing of the occasion which brings the
Governors cf the old Confederation OF
he thirteen Statestogether at Phlia-
ielphia this week, that OF the adopt
on of the American Constitution on
he 18th OF September, 1887, three Of
he delegates present refused to at
ach their signatures 10 the immortal
instrument Of writing. These were
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts,,
,1eorre Mason and Edmund Ran
doIph. of Nirginia.--Roekingh ghan
Rocket.
In the stirring Of Republican hopes
70 which the result OF the Kentucky
election has lent "a decided impetus
here has been good deal Of talk
apout The possibility of making 4
real! n the vote of the Solid Soulh
No thoughtful American denies thai
i is a very undesirable thing to have
one section Of the country ready Il
east 1913 electoral votes for any ros1
Die nominee of the Democratic party
But, when.it becomes question Q
changing the Democratic majority II
any Southern state, sober political Oh
servers will demand some very goo'
Treason for the change. 80 long a
Republican platforms and campaisI
, speeches are fall of serious imputa
lions on the loyalty, the good talti
and the ultcrior purposes of Soushef
: Democrats, it does not seem pFobabl
that any large number of the latte
will be found ready to vote the Rc
publican ticket AT present, Repus
j;can platform makers seem 70 be el
: .,aged in furnishing it with an owe
mastering reason for keeping solid
E'r.
The man is Henry George. II
o occasion is Labor Day, public ho
" lay in the State Of New 4ogk. II
is procession is composed of the brea
c winners and the wage earners OF t
rity Of New YORK Gods sun, at
d Zenith. rains down a benediction up
b .he heads of these the poorest OF Goo
er creatures, whose cause Is the cause
le heaven and the people, yet wi
es rtrance to say, are marching IN t
interest and for the benefit OF tho
-s, .sho most outrage ard revlle them;
he It i. thus that the few are enabl
u 10 ensiaya and make use Of the inai
% It j. thus that the many are duped
ry 20 serving the few. In this mons
TO- without aIhesa benoid the source fr
which, in all ages, ambition and a
ar rice have derived their power. II
on Democratic party loses possession
Ie- the National Government at the n
election, it will be through this az
-, CIV. These men are all Democrats
. heart. The ends they seek are
b;s Democratic ends. If they cannot
We achieved by the Democratic ps
nj. they connot be achieved at all.
,er. the Republican party's sole hope
air restoration lies just. here and y
rraa these whom it hates, breads and
the resses; whom it helps to the sus
ance of political action and ON WI
it relies for the needful diversion
G at the polls, by which it may alta
fire plurality of votes.-Louisuit1e Con
Journal.